December 25: The best present I've ever received! Merry Christmas sweet boy.

December 24: Full family bonanza at Nana's house.

December 23: Over 86,000 stitches later - complete in time for Christmas!

December 22: Snuggle portrait with full cheese.

December 21: Awesome sauce! The magnetic board is epic!

December 20: Snuggle portrait once again.

December 19: Goofball.

December 18: Bruder great-great grandsons. Granny would have loved meeting them both so much!

December 17: Take me to your leader.

December 16: I can't see you!

December 15: Silly boy!

December 14: Uggggh! Plugging along.

December 13: School pics

December 12: Howdy, neighbors!!!!!!!

December 11: Tired of walking around the park.

December 10: Crazy kids at Zoo Lights.

December 9: Goodnight panda.

December 8: New knitting organizational structure!

December 7: Bad day made much better by my husband.

December 6: Harry Potter the Early Years. Also, notice the shoes, on backward.

December 5: Hiding - poorly...

December 4: Cookie decorating. Notice the empty bottle entirely used on 1.5 cookies!

December 3: The big brown blob in the back right is a giant anaconda!

December 2: One of my favorite pics! Happy birthday Mom!

December 1: Sweet face!

November 30: Daytime downtown.

November 28: My application to be on this season of Hoarders.

November 28: "I see you, Mama!"

November 27: New art project? Possibly! (Disclaimer: photo not taken on this date. Grrr-3 photos missed in 2011. Not too bad.)

November 26: Brother bonding in the mouth of a crocodile.

November 25: Following the wind, a mother's joy.

November 25: The cutest grandma in the world on Thanksgiving! Way to be tough Grandma!!!

November 23: Cheezer

November 22: Half-hearted attempt

November 21: Moving along!

November 20: Ready for a walk.

November 19: Mr. Messy Face

November 18: "I hold the blue milk!"

November 17: Wine & whip cream - tossing it back.

November 18: A new trick - swinging from the bed.

November 16: CR Bonus Pic (2): My favorite portrait from the trip.

November 14: CR Bonus Pic - Which one is the monkey?!

November 13: Exhausted little one finally gets to snuggle his mom.

November 12: San Jose from the airport.

November 11: Hotel Banana Azul grounds

November 10: Turnabout is fair play. The daughter takes the mom hiking.

November 9: The view from Puerto Viejo

November 8: Caribbean coast at dusk in Puerto Viejo

November 8: Eyelash viper in the volcano rain forest. Good thing our guide carried anti-venom.

November 6: On the way to La Fortuna